Jo Wickliffe joins Guardian Chambers

Jo Wickliffe Jo Wickliffe has joined Guardian Chambers in Auckland. She has over 20 years of criminal law experience. Jo is of Ngati Tuwharetoa and Ngati Wahio descent.

Sarah Barclay promoted to Principal at AJ Park

AJ Park has announced the promotion of Sarah Barclay to principal. Sarah specialises in patent, design and related intellectual property law for mechanical and manufacturing patents, where she is able to make the most of her degree in mechanical engineering and prior industry experience. Based in AJ Park’s Wellington office, Sarah works with clients throughout…

Erica Burke joins Haigh Lyon

Haigh Lyon has announced that Erica Burke has joined their family law team lead by Amanda Donovan and Jennie Hawker. Erica has specialised in family law for six years and is a patient advocate with a practical approach to managing all forms of relationship property and trust matters.

Buddle Findlay welcomes two Senior Associates to their Auckland office

Paul Appleyard Paul Appleyard has joined Buddle Findlay’s Auckland office as a Senior Associate in the Banking and Finance team. Paul specialises in banking and finance with a focus on event-driven finance, complex and cross-border financing, syndicated lending and borrowing and portfolio acquisitions. Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Paul worked at a leading law…

Anthea Herron joins Juno Legal

Anthea Herron NewLaw firm Juno Legal has welcomed Anthea Herron to the team as Juno’s first Christchurch-based lawyer. Anthea is a senior in-house lawyer with experience across TMT, cyber security, M&A and network infrastructure as well as broad commercial and regulatory issues. She started out in private practice with large firms in Sydney, London and…

Lawrence Hill reappointed to valuation tribunal

Lawrence Hill has been reappointed to the North Canterbury Land Valuation Tribunal for a third term. Mr Hill was registered as a valuer in 1992 and later admitted as a barrister and solicitor in May 2000. His specialist areas of practise include property-related dispute resolution, lease arbitration, mediation, and general corporate and…

Carmel Walsh on NZ Symphony Board

Carmel Walsh, barrister and member of Bankside Chambers has been appointed to the board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Carmel joined Bankside Chambers in 2015 when she returned to New Zealand after practice in London. As a partner in international litigation firm Barlow Lyde and Gilbert she specialised in large-scale…

Belinda Moffat appointed Real Estate Authority CEO

Belinda Moffat has been appointed Chief Executive of the Real Estate Authority. Ms Moffat was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in May 1994 and has been Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Standards Authority since May 2016. Her last day with the BSA will be 21 August. She joined the BSA…

Nine Senior Associate promotions at Chapman Tripp

Chapman Tripp has announced the promotion of nine senior solicitors to Senior Associate, effective from 1 June. Nicola de Wit in the Auckland office specialises in resource consent and designation processes under the Resource Management Act 1991. Admitted in August 2012, Nicola advises national infrastructure providers, property developers, Māori organisations, environmental organisations…

Michael Thomas joins Quay Chambers

Michael Thomas has joined the independent bar and commenced practice at Quay Chambers in Auckland. Michael moved from the Serious Fraud Office where he was a senior lawyer. Admitted in July 2005 he has worked at Russell McVeagh, ASB Bank, and Meredith Connell. Michael specialises in financial crime, civil and criminal regulatory…